On the walk home after a few drinks, your belly is rumbling and you see those golden arches and the thought shoots through your head.

‘Should I just walk through the drive-thru?’

And after a few pints, you genuinely think they will serve you.

A group of likely lads in Redcar recently tried it at the town’s McDonald’s - in a shopping trolley, having already been turned down on foot.

In the footage, posted on YouTube, one person can be heard saying: “Right, so we’ve nicked a trolley yeah, because they won’t let us through the drive-thru. Here we go again! Here we go, excuse me” - only to be told trolleys weren’t permitted.

But with more and more companies using a drive-thru service (even Greggs is getting in on the act) what are the fast food giants’ policies if you try and order fast food on foot?

McDonald's at Redcar (Image: The Gazette)

What about food?

McDonald’s is the drive-thru king in the UK with over 700 drive-thru restaurants across the country.

And the firm says you MAY actually get served on foot - but there is a catch.

“As a general rule we wouldn’t serve a customer on foot at night, unless there were extenuating circumstances at that restaurant,” said a spokesperson.